Legal Opinion
State v. Smith
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided July 6, 1971No. 579-1PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHorowitz, C.J.
Defendant, together with Bennie Tyson and Willie Lee Burrell, Jr., and each of them, was charged with the crime of robbery with a deadly weapon. Defendant was tried separately in a jury trial and found guilty. He appeals.
On November 4, 1968, three men entered and robbed the Rainier Vista office of the Seattle Housing Authority in Seattle. Defendant was later arrested for robbery. Upon trial the fact of robbery was not a disputed issue. The controlling issue was that of identifying the defendant as one of the robbers.
Evidence of identification was both direct and circumstantial. Several…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Fahy v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- State v. GoebelWashington Supreme Court · 1950
- State v. MartinWashington Supreme Court · 1968
- State v. CaseWashington Supreme Court · 1956
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Harbert v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1975
- Grigsby v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1976
- State v. GalloCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1978
- State v. KinardCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1985
- State v. MoxleyCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1971
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